Giants Among The Lilliputians

by Kathleen Parker - September 12th, 2008 - Townhall.com

While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor.

The occasion was a celebration of four of the state's living recipients of the Medal of Honor -- Charles Murray Jr., (Army, WWII, 1944), John Baker (Army, Vietnam, 1966), James Livingston (USMC, Vietnam, 1968) and Michael Thornton (Navy, Vietnam, 1972).

The four appeared in Camden (at an event my husband helped organize) to raise awareness and funding for the Congressional Medal of Honor Museum in Charleston, S.C., and for the Medal of Honor conventions to be held in Chicago in 2009 and Charleston in 2010.

Thank you Kathleen Parker. This is a great article and the story of Petty Officer Michael Thornton is moving and powerful. That we have 103 of these great men still alive is something I did not know. Thank you for sharing that also.

During this time of war it is always appropriate to remember how much we owe to all the heroes who keep us free with their sacrifice. God bless them.